Berlinale

Germans Think About Germany: "Deutschland 09" Premieres at the Berlinale

Karin Badt | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlinale, Romuald Karmakar, Anrej Holm, Dominik Graf, 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation, Deutschland '09, Weingartner, Tykwer, Steinbichler, Germany, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

The new film Deutschland 09, composed of clips by thirteen German directors, reflects a sense of complicated history, and confusion about how to evolve as a society.

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Great Fun at the Berlinale: My One and Only

Karin Badt | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Charlie Peters, Renee Zellweger, Berlinale, My One and Only, Marc Rendall, Richard Loncraine, George Hamilton, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

"I wanted to make a film that made me laugh as much as the script did when I read it. There is so much sadness in this world, I'd rather make people laugh for two hours if I can."

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Berlinale 2009: Mitchell Lichtenstein's Happy Tears

Karin Badt | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Posey Parker, Rip Torn, Aging Parents, Dementia, Berlinale, Sisters in Film, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Roy Lichtenstein, Demi Moore, Happy Tears, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Happy Tears -- like the engaging director himself -- vulnerably exposes the inchoate emotions that children experience when facing not only aging parents, but memories of abuse.

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Berlinale 2009: The Anguish of Loss in Andrzej Wajda's "Sweet Rush" ("Tatarak")

Karin Badt | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Facing Loss, Janda, Berlinale, Sweet Rush, Tatarak, Wajda, Iwaszkiewicz, Mourning, Poland, Film, Andrzej Wajda, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Anguish seeps in every shot of famed Polish director Andrzej Wajda's new film "Sweet Rush". The movie maintains a rhythmic shift between poetic melancholy and sharp pain throughout.

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So Long, Berlinale

Efe Cakarel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Entertainment, Movies, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Efe Cakarel

Just what is the hotbed issue of 2009, what secret theme did all great filmmakers of the world have in their unconscious mind to unveil this year at the same time in their new films?

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Accepting Trauma: Berlinale Golden Bear Winner Milk of Sorrow

Karin Badt | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Golden Bear, Shamanism, Peru, Claudia Llosa, Berlinale, Milk of Sorrow, Magaly Solier, La Teta Asustada, Depression, Rape, Healing Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

The winner of the Berlin Film Festival, Claudia Llosa's The Milk of Sorrow, begins with a shot of an aged grey-haired Peruvian woman recounting how she was raped by soldiers when pregnant.

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Berlinale Days

Efe Cakarel | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Berlinale, Film Festival, Independent Film, Indie Film, Entertainment News
Efe Cakarel

I came to the Berlinale film festival to discover things, not be turned away by convention, commercialism, and artistic timidity.

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From the Berlinale: Justin Chadwick's 'The Other Boleyn Girl'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Natalie Portman, The Other Boleyn Girl, Berlinale, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl Review, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Sometimes a film is just a pleasure. The consensus at Berlin was not to bother watching "The Other Boleyn Girl," based on Philippa Gregory's eponymous novel, and I was so glad I snuck in anyway.

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From the Berlinale: Jose Padilha's 'Elite Squad'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Elite Squad, Jose Padilha, Berlinale, Jose Padilha's 'Elite Squad', Socialists, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

We witness two hours of extreme violence--incursions, grenades, shoot-outs--and learn what most of us probably do not know, that killing the poor is part of Brazil national policy.

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From the Berlinale: Majid Majidi, "The Song of Sparrows": The Human as Ostrich

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Berlin Film Festival, The Song of Sparrows, Berlinale, Majid Majidi, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

I meditated during the screening of Majid Majidi's "The Song of Sparrows": breathing in and clearing the mind as I watched splendid images of the Iranian landscape rise to the screen and then subside.

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From the Berlinale: Standard Operating Procedure

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Standard Operating Procedure Review, Errol Morris, Standard Operating Procedure, Berlinale, Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib Documentary, Errol Morris Abu Ghraib, Politics News
Karin Badt

Just saw Errol Morris' Abu Ghraib documentary and it blew me away: the focussed concentration on the soldiers narrating those infamous pictures, each soldier framed alone on a wide-screen, calm and expressive.

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From the Berlinale: Madonna

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom Review, Filth and Wisdom, Berlinale, Madonna, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

I marveled at the brown roots showing in thin lines across her part, but a fellow journalist explained that this too is a purposeful effect: without the roots, the hair would seem too blonde and age her.

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Madonna Presents Directorial Debut In Berlin

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom, Madonna, Berlinale, Entertainment News

BERLIN - Madonna recalled her struggle to break into show business on Wednesday as she presented her first effort as a movie director: "Filth and Wisd...

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First Review: Madonna Shows "Real Potential" As A Director

The Times | James Christopher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom Review, Filth and Wisdom, Madonna, Berlinale, Entertainment News

Today's world premiere was hailed as the hottest ticket in town, but many people at the Berlin Film Festival were expecting Madonna's directorial debu...

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From the Berlinale: 'Boy A'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Boy a Review, John Crowley, Boy A, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

A boy violently murders another child, a little girl he meets on a secluded path, and later, as a young man, is haunted by his deed.

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From the Berlinale: Paul T. Anderson's 'There Will Be Blood'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: There Will Be Blood, Berlin Film Festival, "There Will Be Blood" Reviews, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

It's a favorite at Berlin and up for eight Oscars: P.T. Anderson's "There Will be Blood" has the taut energy and well-contoured cinematography that makes for an audience treat.

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